The impact of the climate crisis is increasingly affecting us all, and young women and girls across Scotland are working to protect the planet, protest ecocide and advocate for climate-friendly policies and practice. We’ve collected our articles and policy briefings on this subject here.
Young women and girls in Scotland are tirelessly advocating for systemic changes to ensure the survival and flourishing of people and planet.
Dr Rebecca Mason
Research & Policy Lead at The Young Women’s Movement
Ahead of the UK General Election, The Young Women’s Movement have launched a campaign to encourage young women to use their voice and exercise their democratic right to vote. We hope that candidates will implement the demands to improve the lives of young women and girls across Scotland and the UK.
In this post, Guest Blogger Maria Onatt discusses how current Green New Deals do not consider the gendered effects of climate change, and why they must take an intersectional feminist approach in order to create a sustainable future for all women.
In this post, our Research and Policy Lead Rebecca discusses the proposed Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill, young women’s attitudes towards ecocide, and the importance of capturing gender-sensitive, intersectional data to properly understand the impacts of ecocide in Scotland and around the world.
